Toolkit document case: Adv Nikita Jacob moves Bombay HC seeking transit bail

Advocate Nikita Jacob, a suspect in a case registered by Delhi police in connection with the "toolkit" shared by climate activist Greta Thunberg over the ongoing farmers' protest, on Monday approached the Bombay High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail for a period of four weeks so that she can approach the court concerned in Delhi to apply for pre-arrest bail..

A Delhi court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Jacob and another accused in the case. According to Delhi police, the duo was allegedly involved in preparing the document and was in direct touch with "pro-Khalistani elements".

Jacob's plea seeking urgent hearing was mentioned before the Bombay High Court's single bench of Justice P D Naik on Monday. The high court said it would hear the plea on Tuesday.

The advocate in her plea said she is unaware whether she is named as an accused or witness in the case."However, the applicant (Jacob) fears that she may be arrested due to political vendetta and media trial," her application said.

It further said the FIR registered in the case was "false and baseless" and Jacob has already cooperated with the cyber cell of the Delhi police and recorded her statement.

As per the application, on February 11, a team of Delhi police came to Jacob''s house in Goregaon area of Mumbai with a search warrant and seized documents and electronic gadgets.

It said Jacob was a practising advocate in the Bombay High Court who volunteers for environmental causes. The Delhi police on Saturday arrested 21-year-old environmental activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru in connection with the case.

Greta Thunberg, a teen climate activist, had shared the "toolkit" to lend her support to the farmers'' agitation near Delhi borders against the Centre''s three agri laws.

In the document, various urgent actions, including creating a Twitter storm and protesting outside Indian embassies, were listed which were needed to be taken to support the farmers'' protest.

Thousands of farmers protesting the Centre''s new agri laws clashed with the police during their tractor parade on January 26.